Michael Walzer

Michael Walzer (13 March 1935 - ) is a philosopher of society, politics, and ethics currently working as a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He has written on a wide range of topics, including just and unjust wars, nationalism, ethnicity, economic justice, criticism, radicalism, tolerance, and political obligation. Outside of his academic work he acts as editor-in-chief of Dissent, an American left-wing magazine and is a contributing editor to The New Republic. He is also on the Editorial Board of the academic journal Philosophy & Public Affairs. To date he has published over thirty five articles in scholarly journals. He is a member of several philosophical organizations including the American Philosophical Society.

Sources and external links

• Walzer's biography at the Institute for Advanced Study
• Michael Walzer's Curriculum Vitae (PDF)